2016年8月18日星期四

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Yahoo! News: World - China


Baton Rouge paper's message to Obama

Posted: 18 Aug 2016 08:47 AM PDT

Renton Affray, a firefighter with the St. Amant Fire Department, embraces his girlfriend, Malie Geautrux, on a flooded street in St. Amant, La. (Jonathan Bachman/Reuters)The city's largest newspaper calls out the commander in chief for his two-week vacation on Martha's Vineyard.


Push to fire 7 Chicago cops moves forward

Posted: 18 Aug 2016 10:04 AM PDT

FILE - In this April 13, 2016, file photo, Eddie Johnson, left, speaks after being sworn in as the new Chicago police superintendent in Chicago. Superintendent Johnson says he will recommend the firing of seven officers involved in the Oct. 20, 2014 shooting death of black teenager Laquan McDonald. Superintendent Eddie Johnson said Thursday Aug. 18, 2016 he was accepting the recommendations of the city's inspector general who concluded that the officers filed false police reports. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File)The police superintendent accepts a recommendation to relieve the officers of duties over false reports in the shooting of a black teen.


Report: Lochte, U.S. swimmers 'fabricated' story

Posted: 18 Aug 2016 07:08 AM PDT

Ryan LochteRyan Lochte and three of his U.S. Olympic swimming teammates fabricated the story about being robbed at gunpoint in Rio, according to an ABC report.


Photo of child captures horror of Syria siege

Posted: 18 Aug 2016 08:03 AM PDT

A stunned Aleppo boy pulled from rubble is the latest symbol of Syria's constant pain. (Yahoo News)Covered in soot and blood, his image has sparked outrage online over a humanitarian disaster.


State's biggest housing crunch since Katrina

Posted: 18 Aug 2016 04:27 AM PDT

An estimated 40,000 homes have been destroyed, leaving many destitute. (Time)Thousands of people across southern Louisiana have been displaced by catastrophic flooding.


Firenadoes threaten thousands in California

Posted: 18 Aug 2016 08:21 AM PDT

(AFP Photo)Tornado-like flaming vortexes, or "firenadoes," are sent spinning into the air by the wildfire's intensity.


Uber's self-driving cars taking passengers

Posted: 18 Aug 2016 10:14 AM PDT

Uber's hybrid Ford Fusion self-driving test vehicle in Pittsburgh. (AFP)The ride-hailing service will put autonomous Ford Fusions to work on the streets of a major U.S. city soon.


Why GOP leaders should cut Trump loose

Posted: 18 Aug 2016 02:00 AM PDT

Why GOP leaders should cut Trump loose. (Yahoo News)Ron Paul's voters didn't become party loyalists. Neither did Ted Cruz's. And Trump's won't, either.


2 U.S. swimmers pulled off Rio flight

Posted: 17 Aug 2016 06:22 PM PDT

Brazilian police detain 2 U.S. swimmersGunnar Bentz and Jack Conger were told they can't leave Brazil  until they provide testimony about an alleged robbery.


TV host’s awkward exchange with Trump aide

Posted: 17 Aug 2016 04:35 PM PDT

(CNN)Michael Cohen, an attorney with the Trump organization, boasted that he "controlled the interview" with CNN's Brianna Keilar.


New revelations about Trump campaign chair

Posted: 17 Aug 2016 04:52 PM PDT

(AP)"It would be very hard to look at this entity and say it was not directed by the then Ukrainian government," said Adrian Karatnycky, a Ukraine expert.


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